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Ellery Harding Clark (March 13, 1874 – July 27, 1949) was an American track and field athlete and a writer. He was the first modern Olympic champion in high jump and long jump.[3][4]

Ellery Harding Clark

Ellery Clark in 1896
Personal information
Born	March 13, 1874 West Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	July 27, 1949 (aged 75) near Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard University
Height	5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	High jump, long jump, triple jump, hammer throw, shot put
Club	Boston Athletic Association
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	HJ – 1.81 m (1896) LJ – 6.60 m (1897) TJ – 12.88 m (1895) HT – 38.48 m (1899) SP – 12.06 m (1897)[1][2]
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1896 Athens High jump 1896 Athens Long jump

Biography

Clark is the only person to have won both the Olympic high jump and long jump. Clark achieved it in 1896, at the first modern Olympics in Athens. A Harvard student, he was given a leave of absence to compete because of his high grades - in contrast to another gold medal winner from Harvard, James Connolly. Clark was one of the top all-around athletes from 1893 to 1912.

In the long jump, Clark had used his hat to mark his runway. Twice the judge (King Constantine of Greece) had removed the hat, saying this was a practice of professionals. Only at the third attempt, and without the hat, did Clark achieve a valid jump, good enough for gold. His final jump was of 6.35 meters. Clark later won the high jump as well, clearing 1.81 meters. The closest competitors were fellow Americans Connolly and Robert Garrett at 1.65 meters. In the shot put, Clark was among the bottom three of the seven-man field.[1]

He never won a national championship in either jump, but he was the 1897 and 1903 AAU champion in the all-around, an event similar to the decathlon. He won the 1897 American all-around championship with performances that would have won him the 1896 Olympic high jump, long jump, and shot put, and probably the 100 m sprint and the 110 m hurdles as well.

Ellery also competed in the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, in the all-around competition. Although he had to abandon the contest after five events due to bronchitis, he was still classed sixth. At age 32, he was still winning major meets. He competed as a walker until the age of 56.[1][5]

Clark's professional life was equally varied. He excelled as an author, lawyer, track coach, teacher and Boston city alderman. He wrote 19 books including one which was made into a 1952 film, Caribbean.[1]

In 1904 he married Mary Victoria Maddelena, a Swiss.[6] The engagement and subsequent marriage caused something of a stir in the press - Clark was a millionaire and Maddalena from the 'South end slums'.[7]

He died on a train en route from Boston to his home at Cohasset.[3]

He was inducted into the USATF Hall of Fame in 1991.[5]

References

External links

Media related to Ellery Clark at Wikimedia Commons

• Ellery Harding Clark at USATF Hall of Fame
• Ellery Harding Clark at Olympics.com
• Ellery Harding Clark at Olympedia
• The First Americans at the Olympic Games by Ellery Clark
• Works by Ellery Harding Clark at Project Gutenberg

На других языках

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- [en] Ellery Harding Clark

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[fr] Ellery Clark

Ellery Harding Clark, né le 13 mars 1874 et décédé le 17 février 1949, est un athlète américain, premier champion olympique de l'histoire en saut en longueur et en saut en hauteur, à Athènes en 1896.

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[it] Ellery Clark

Ellery Harding Clark (Boston, 13 marzo 1874 – Hingham, 17 febbraio 1949) è stato un altista, lunghista, multiplista e pesista statunitense, vincitore di due medaglie d'oro ai Giochi olimpici di Atene 1896.

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[ru] Кларк, Эллери

Э́ллери Ха́рдинг Кларк (англ. Ellery Harding Clark; 13 марта 1874, Уэст-Роксбери — 27 июля 1949, Бостон) — американский легкоатлет, чемпион летних Олимпийских игр 1896 года по прыжкам в длину и высоту.

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